East Retford was a
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002. Broadly similar structures existed in S ...
in
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...
,
England
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from 1835 to 1974. It was formed under the
Municipal Corporations Act 1835 from the Ancient Borough of East Retford.
The borough survived until 1974 when it was abolished under the
Local Government Act 1972, forming part of the new
Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire. In the same year, the
Charter Trustees of East Retford was formed which is made up of all local councillors in Retford. The Charter trustees continue the ceremonial traditions of the old Municipal Borough including the election of a Town Mayor each year.
The borough was abolished in 1974 under the
Local Government Act 1972
Borough Council
Wards
The Borough was divided into wards for electoral purposes. In 1920 they were:
#East Ward
#South Ward
#West Ward
References
*http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10108962&c_id=10001043
*http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/EastRetford/
*http://www.bassetlawjobs.co.uk/workinginbassetlaw/retford.aspx
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